Marshae Jones was charged with manslaughter, while the woman accused of shooting her walks free, report saysA woman from Alabama who was shot in the stomach while pregnant – with the bullets killing the fetus – has been charged with manslaughter. Marshae Jones was reportedly five months pregnant when she was shot by another woman in December outside a shop in Pleasant Grove, near Birmingham. Alabama is one of 38 states with fetal homicide laws that recognize a fetus as a potential victim. “Marshae Jones was indicted for manslaughter for losing a pregnancy after being shot in the abdomen FIVE times. This what 2019 looks like for a pregnant woman of colour without means in a red state.

Source: The Guardian June 27, 2019 20:15 UTC